Jerry Pournelle - The hard part of writing at all is sitting your ass down in a chair and writing it...

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The hard part of writing at all is sitting your ass down in a chair and writing it. There's always something better to do, like I've got an interview, sharpening the pencils, trimming the roses. There's always something better to do. Going to a writer's club?

Jerry Pournelle

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Der schwierige Teil des Schreibens ist, dass du deinen Arsch auf einem Stuhl hinsetzt und schreibst. Es gibt immer etwas Besseres, wenn ich ein Interview habe, die Bleistifte schärfe, die Rosen trimme. Es gibt immer etwas Besseres zu tun. Zu einem Schriftstellerclub gehen?

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